Pick AFFiNE if
people who will stay on Free local + 10 GB Cloud, then buy Pro at $6.75/month when they need 100 GB and 10 members — or Believer $499.99 once for lifetime Pro + 1 TB.
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Our take
Pick AFFiNE if people who will stay on Free local + 10 GB Cloud, then buy Pro at $6.75/month when they need 100 GB and 10 members — or Believer $499.99 once for lifetime Pro + 1 TB. Pick GitBook if solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask.
Best for
AFFiNE Notes and an infinite canvas you can self-host
GitBook Product docs that also speak MCP
Free plan
AFFiNE $0 · unlimited local workspaces and Edgeless. Cloud: 10 GB, 10 MB max file, 3 members, 7-day Time Machine, 3 login devices. No time limit
GitBook $0 · individuals. Block editor. GitHub/GitLab sync. Auto API docs. Preview deployments. Published sites expose MCP / WebMCP. No team invites, no custom domain
Lowest paid
AFFiNE Pro $6.75/mo
GitBook Essential $65/user/mo
Next step up
AFFiNE AFFiNE AI $8.9/mo
GitBook Ultimate $249/user/mo
Coding agent
AFFiNE
GitBook GitBook Agent
Runs where
AFFiNE Local; you host it
GitBook
Watch out
AFFiNE Free Cloud is 10 GB and 3 members
GitBook Free is one person and a GitBook domain
Last checked
AFFiNE 2026-10-22 · affine.pro/pricing
GitBook 2026-10-22 · gitbook.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick GitBook if
solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask.
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